Seven Search and Selection Ltd
Category Manager
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Our client:
- Extremely successful retailer operating in a dynamic fast growth sector
- Highly commercial environment with a fast paced evolving culture focused on growth and opportunity
This Category Manager role:
- A new position ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in a growing retailer.
- Ideal for someone with a combination of buying and category planning expertise along with the ability to drive strategy through to successful effective execution.
- Excellent Flexible working – 1-2 days in Central London – will be occasional UK travel.
The role:
- As Category Manager, you will lead the growth of a key category, driving strategic growth, commercial performance, and development of the category.
- Own the category strategy, growth roadmap, and performance, identifying and prioritizing opportunities for growth.
- Manage the supply base and manage strategic supplier partnerships that support category innovation and commercial growth.
- Develop practical project plans and drive implementation across stores, engaging with store and regional teams.
- Analyze category performance, identifying trends, performance gaps, and opportunities for growth.
- Work collaboratively with multiple functions including marketing and operations to deliver initiatives that support category performance.
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Ideal candidate:
- A commercial individual with FMCG buying and category planning experience from UK food major retailers.
- Proven track record of developing and delivering a successful category strategy that delivers growth in sales and profit.
- Ability to demonstrate the ability to deliver cross-functional initiatives and drive implementation across multiple stakeholders.
- Passion for the customer, product, and flair for commerciality.
- Excellent relationship-building skills to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
- Good insight and data analysis skills to action opportunities to drive sales and profit.
- Excellent planning and organization skills, able to work independently with a can-do attitude.
- Excellent communicator who makes things happen.
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Benefits & details:
- You will thrive in a growth-focused multi-site retailer and play a key part in shaping the future success of the company and culture.
- Excellent package – up to £90,000 plus bonus and benefits.
- Location – 1-2 days a week in Central London with some travel to stores from time to time.
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17695/7. Confidentiality assured.
Whilst we would like to respond to all our online applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on our website.
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